Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc, Mr. Olaotan Soyinka has urged young Nigerian entrepreneurs to embrace the culture of insurance at this critical period of economic recession in the country.

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has declared Monday, Oct.3, as the first day of Muharram, 1438 AH.

Eko Atlantic City, a brand new city being built from reclaimed land adjacent to Victoria Island, is set to become West Africa’s new financial hub, accommodating the headquarters of the sub-region’s leading banks, financial institutions and international corporate companies.

AXA Mansard Investments Limited, the asset management subsidiary of AXA Mansard Group, has launched two new Mutual Funds – the AXA Mansard Money Market Fund and the AXA Mansard Equity Income Fund as part of its commitment to deliver superior value to investors.

Two new products, the Stanbic IBTC Dollar Fund (SIDF) and SIAML Pension ETF 40 have been officially opened following the granting of relevant approvals by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) with Stanbic IBTC Asset Management Limited (SIAML) acting as the fund manager to both funds.

Activities moderated last week at the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, as investors recorded N3 billion gains in their investment propelled by price rise in 35 equities.

Despite the economic challenges facing the country, Alpha African Advisory, AAA has disclosed its readiness to help navigate in the area of taxation, regulatory and other obstacles inhibiting either quoted or non quoted companies in the Nigerian capital market to raise funds either locally or internationally.

Rivers Commissioner for Sports, Boma Iyaye has congratulated Rivers United FC of Port Harcourt for coming second place in the just concluded 2015/2016 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season.

PEOPLES Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate in the just concluded election, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has appealed to those aggrieved over the results as declared by the election management body to remain calm and be civil in their reaction

A Presidential Aide, Lauretta Onochie on Sunday said that Nigeria was safer and better under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari than it was under President Jonathan.

The former Governor of Anambra, Mr Peter Obi has frowned at the indiscriminate award of titles on worshipers by some churches.

Warri Wolves Football Club of Delta on Sunday defeated Ikorodu Utd of Lagos 1-0 in the last day of the 2015/2016 Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL).

Many people have been killed and others injured in the Oromia region of Ethiopia after security forces confronted protesters at a festival, witnesses say.

The Nigerian Army is set to hand over 6 foreigners to the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) for immediate deportation.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has restated its commitment to the development of Nigerian content in the oil and gas industry.